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Title:
液晶を用いた電気光学素子、特にスイッチを形成する素子
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004521390
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention provides an electro-optical device, characterized in that it comprises two plane optical substrates ( 100 ) each having at least one optical waveguide ( 110 ), and a nematic liquid crystal ( 200 ) inserted between them, in which the liquid crystal ( 200 ) is split into two separate active zones ( 210, 220 ) serving to control coupling/decoupling of a respective one of the TE and TM polarizations of a light signal injected into the waveguides ( 110 ).

Inventors:
Alan, Boissier
Jean-Francois, Lugay
Olivier, Duem
Philip, Martino-Lagarde
Application Number:
JP2003505700A
Publication Date:
July 15, 2004
Filing Date:
June 13, 2002
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Assignee:
NEMOPTIC
International Classes:
G02F1/035; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02F1/1343; G02F1/313; (IPC1-7): G02F1/13; G02F1/035; G02F1/1335; G02F1/1343; G02F1/313
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenji Yoshitake
Hidetoshi Tachibana
Yasukazu Sato
Hiroshi Yoshimoto
Yasushi Kawasaki